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With One Voice – Choir Participant Survey 2014
Survey of With One Voice Choir participants
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PROJECT INFORMATION STATEMENT
Survey of With One Voice Choir participants Creativity Australia has asked Swinburne University to conduct a survey of With One Voice Choir participants. The survey is part of a research project the purpose of which is to explore whether community choir programs have the potential to be used as preventative and early intervention mechanisms for improving wellbeing, employment and welfare outcomes for long-term-unemployed and marginalised participants. Previous research has demonstrated the links between singing and psychological wellbeing. While many community choir programs are established to enhance health and wellbeing, an unintended, and seemingly unique, outcome of some choirs in Creativity Australia’s With One Voice program has been a rise in employability for marginalised participants. This project seeks to evaluate and measure the social impact of community choir programs, through the case study vehicle of project partner Creativity Australia’s With One Voice program.
How you can help: As you are or were recently a choir participant we would like you to fill out this survey.
The project has been approved by the Swinburne University Human Research Ethics Committee. Participation in this research is entirely voluntary and all responses are anonymous. Survey responses will go directly to the Swinburne researchers and individual respondents (you and all others who complete the survey) will not be identifiable in any reports arising from the evaluation. Only the researchers will have access to the data, which will be stored with password protection only accessible to them and which will be kept for five years and then will be destroyed.
You are free to participate or not to participate in this survey. If you change your mind after starting the survey you are free to not complete or submit the survey, without any penalty. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. It includes questions ranging from demographic information, your experience of various aspects of the With One Voice choir, and the extent to which participation in the choir contributes to your sense of personal wellbeing. The survey will remain open until Friday 7th November, 2014. By completing this survey, you are consenting to participate. Researchers and outcomes: This research is being conducted by Dr Elizabeth Branigan, Centre for Social Impact - Swinburne, Faculty of Business & Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology and Ross Maher, Creativity Australia. The results of the survey will be used to provide a report to Creativity Australia. The survey results may also be used in academic publications. If you need more information about the research or if there is anything you do not understand, please do not hesitate to contact: Dr Elizabeth Branigan Ross Maher [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 03-9214 4987 Tel: 03-8679 6088
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This project has been approved by or on behalf of Swinburne’s Human Research Ethics Committee (SUHREC) in line with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. If you have any concerns or complaints about the conduct of this project, you can contact:
Research Ethics Officer, Swinburne Research (H68), Swinburne University of Technology, P O Box 218, HAWTHORN VIC 3122. Tel (03) 9214 5218 or +61 3 9214 5218 or [email protected]
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With One Voice – Choir Participant Survey 2014
About you:
1. Gender (please tick appropriate box): ☐ Male ☐ Female
2. Age:
☐ < 17 ☐ 18 – 24 ☐ 25 – 39 ☐ 40 – 54 ☐ 55 – 69 ☐ 70 +
3. Postcode where you live: _ _ _ _
4. In which country were you born? ___________________________
If you were born in Australia, please go to question 7.
5. If not Australia-born: In what year did you move to Australia? _____________
6. If not Australia-born: Which one of the following best describes your arrival in Australia:
☐ Migrated with my family as a minor ☐ Family reunion
☐ Refugee ☐ Asylum seeker
☐ Migrant – skilled ☐ Migrant – unskilled
☐ Other - Please specify _____________________________________________
7. How would you rate your English language skills? Please choose one option only.
☐ Poor ☐ Intermediate ☐ Fluent
8. What language do you mainly speak at home?
☐ English ☐ Greek ☐ Italian ☐ Mandarin
☐ Vietnamese ☐ Cantonese ☐ Arabic ☐ Hindi
☐ Turkish
☐ Other Please specify __________________________
9. If you had to get $2000 for something important, could the money be obtained within a
week?
☐ Yes ☐ No
10. Are you currently employed?
☐ Yes ☐ No If no, go to question 17.
If yes to question 10 (currently employed) please answer the following questions:
11. Do you have specific employment skills training/qualifications?
☐ Yes ☐ No
12. Is your employment in the field of your training/qualifications?
☐ Yes ☐ No
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13. Are you actively looking for a new/different job?
☐ Yes ☐ No
14. (If yes) Do you think the Choir can help with your search in any way?
☐ Yes ☐ No
15. Is your employment full-time?
☐ Yes If yes, please go to question 21.
☐ No If no, (employment is not full-time) please proceed to next question:
16. Are you looking for more hours?
☐ Yes If yes, please go to question 20.
☐ No If no, (not looking for more hours) please also go to Q20.
17. If you are not employed, which of the following best describes your situation?
☐ Retired ☐ Student ☐ Parent or carer
☐ Job seeker - Short-term unemployed
☐ Job seeker – More than 12 months unemployed
☐ Unemployed and not seeking employment
☐ Other Please specify ___________________________________________
18. If you are a job seeker (short or longer-term), are you actively looking for work?
☐ Yes ☐ No
19. If Yes, what kind of a job are you looking for? Please specify:
20. If you are a job seeker, short or longer-term, which of the following barriers to employment
do you think you face?
Choose any that apply
☐ Job specific skills / training ☐ Confidence ☐ Wardrobe
☐ Interview skills ☐ Physical disability ☐ Mental health
☐ Family commitments ☐ Homelessness
☐ Other Please specify ______________________________________
21. Do you have contact with social welfare &/or mental health support systems?
☐ None ☐ Occasional ☐ Regular
22. If Occasional or Regular, are you confident in your ability to get full access to appropriate
social welfare &/or mental health services and support?
☐ Yes ☐ No
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With One Voice and your participation
23. Which program do/did you attend?
☐ With One Voice ANZ ☐ With One Voice Heidelberg
☐ With One Voice Ashburton ☐ With One Voice Melbourne
☐ With One Voice Brisbane ☐ With One Voice Orygen Youth Health
☐ With One Voice Footscray ☐ With One Voice Royal Children's Hospital
☐ With One Voice Geelong ☐ With One Voice St Kilda
☐ With One Voice Greater Dandenong ☐ With One Voice Sydney
24. How long have you been attending the With One Voice program?
☐ < 3 months ☐ 3-6 months ☐ 6-12 months
☐ 1-2 years ☐ 2-3 years ☐ 3 years plus
25. On average, how often do you attend your With One Voice choir?
☐ Weekly ☐ Fortnightly ☐ Monthly
26. Are you a full fee paying participant?
☐ Yes ☐ No
27. If no (you are a subsidised participant) what is the reason for your subsidy?
☐ Unemployment ☐ Health care card
☐ Other Please specify ______________________________________
28. If yes (you are a fee paying participant) do you sponsor one or more less-fortunate people to be part of the With One Voice program?
☐ Yes ☐ No
29. If no, would you consider sponsoring one or more less-fortunate people to be part of the With One Voice program?
☐ Yes ☐ No
30. Have you participated in the ‘wish list’ as a giver?
☐ Yes ☐ No If no, please go to question 32.
31. If yes (you have participated in the ‘wish list’ as a giver), what have you provided?
32. Have you participated in the ‘wish list’ by making a wish?
☐ Yes ☐ No If no, please go to question 35
33. If yes (you have made a whish), what did you wish for?
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34. If yes (you have made a whish), was your wish met?
☐ Yes ☐ No
35. Other than via the ‘wish list’ have you provided any form of support in the last year to
another Choir member or members?
☐ Yes ☐ No If no, please go to question 37.
36. If yes (you have received other support), please indicate which form of support you have
provided. Select any that apply.
☐ Emotional ☐Practical ☐ Financial ☐ Transport
☐ Other Please specify _____________________________________________
37. Other than via the ‘wish list’ have you received any form of support in the last year from another Choir member or members?
☐ Yes ☐ No If no, please go to question 39.
38. If yes, Please indicate which form of support you have received. Select any that apply.
☐ Emotional ☐Practical ☐ Financial ☐ Transport
☐ Other Please specify _____________________________________________
39. Do you participate in the suppers after Choir?
☐ Yes ☐ No If no, please go to question 42.
40. If yes, how often do you participate in the suppers after Choir?
☐ Rarely ☐ Occasionally ☐ Mostly ☐ Always
41. Why do you participate in the suppers after Choir? Please select any that apply.
☐ Food ☐ Friendship ☐ Fun ☐ To be part of the team
☐ Other Please specify _____________________________________________
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With One Voice choir program and communications
Please rate how familiar you are with the following:
Very familiar Somewhat familiar Not familiar at all
42 The Wish List ☐ ☐ ☐
43 The Choir Volunteer Program ☐ ☐ ☐
44 Creativity Australia website ☐ ☐ ☐
45 Creativity Australia Facebook ☐ ☐ ☐
46 Creativity Australia YouTube channel ☐ ☐ ☐
47. In addition to singing, With One Voice aims to link people with resources they need to improve their day-to-day lives. To which of the following would you like more access. Please select all that apply.
☐ Community news
☐ Education resources ☐ Mental health resources
☐ Employment resources ☐ Health and wellbeing resources
☐ Information and services for families ☐ Information and services for migrants
☐ Information and services for seniors ☐ Information & services for young people
☐ Creative resources e.g. singing or other creative classes and activities
☐ Internet access ☐ Opportunities to help others
☐ Other Please specify _____________________________________________
Please proceed to next page
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Your experience of the With One Voice choir program
On the five-point scale provided please rate your response to the following statements
Strongly Agree
Agree Neither agree, nor disagree
Disagree Strongly Disagree
48 Choir is a great way to de-stress
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
49 I always feel better about my day after choir
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
50 I feel less depressed &/or less anxious since attending choir
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
51 My language skills have improved since attending choir
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
52 My communication skills have improved since attending choir
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
53 My self-confidence has improved since attend choir
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
54 I have developed new skills and knowledge at choir that help me in my day-to-day life
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
55 I have developed new skills and knowledge at Choir that help me in my job
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
56 I have found a mentor at choir
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
57 I have improved my understanding of other cultures and people
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
58 Choir is a great way to bond with colleagues, friends and family
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
59 I have made new friends at choir
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
60 I would like more performances
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
61 I would like to mentor or support a choir member
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
62 Granting wishes and helping others has enriched my life
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Each of the statements below is asking for you to respond in two parts.
First, please indicate to your initial hopes for the Choir- your expectations before you joined.
Second, please indicate your experience with the Choir - the extent to which your hopes have
been met.
Strongly Agree
Agree Neither agree, nor disagree
Disagree Strongly Disagree
63 On joining the Choir I hoped to have fun singing with others
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
64 In my experience, the Choir has provided the chance to have fun singing with others
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
65 On joining the Choir I hoped to improve my community involvement
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
66 In my experience, the Choir has improved my community involvement
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
67 On joining the Choir I hoped to improve my sense of general well-being
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
68 In my experience, the Choir has helped me to improve my general well-being
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
69 On joining the Choir I hoped to improve my employment contacts, communication and other skills, pathways to jobs &/or other opportunities
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
70 In my experience, the Choir has helped me to improve my employment contacts, communication and other skills, pathways to jobs &/or other opportunities
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
71 On joining the Choir I hoped to gain new friends/relationships
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
72 In my experience, the Choir has helped me to gain new friends/relationships
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
73 On joining the Choir I hoped to learn new things
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
74 In my experience, the Choir has helped me learn new things
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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75. If you have learned new things, please specify what new things you have learned through
your participation in the With One Voice program
☐ Singing in harmony ☐ Working as a team ☐ English language
☐ Communications ☐ Confidence
☐ Other Please specify _____________________________________________
On the five point scale provided please rate your response to the following statements:
Strongly Agree
Agree Neither agree, nor disagree
Disagree Strongly Disagree
76 The choir is what I expected ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
77 I enjoy the conductor ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
78 I enjoy the supper ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
79 I enjoy the venue ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
80 I enjoy the performances/gigs
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
81 I enjoy most of the songs we sing
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
82 My singing has improved during my time with the choir
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
83 I regularly read choir newsletters
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
84 I think choir newsletters are informative
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
85 The choir is well organised ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
86 I would like to take part in more special workshops
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
87 I fell proud to be part of the choir
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
88. What is the very best part of the Choir for you? Please select up to 4 of the following.
☐ Singing ☐ Other creative opportunities
☐ Having fun ☐ Mixing with a different group of people
☐ Participating in a group/team ☐ The supportive environment
☐ Participating in the ‘wish list’ – being helped by others
☐ Participating in the ‘wish list’ – helping others)
☐ Improving community involvement ☐ The low-key, relaxed atmosphere
☐ Learning new songs ☐ Giving something back to the community
☐ Learning new skills ☐ Makes me feel good – healthier and more lively
☐ Improving confidence ☐ Improving networks
☐ Gets me out of my normal routine/s
☐ Other Please specify _________________________________________
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89. Overall, the Choir is a positive experience for me
Strongly Agree Agree Neither agree, nor disagree
Disagree Strongly Disagree
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
90. Are there any other comments you would like to make about the value of the Choir to you?
91. On the scale provided, please rate how you felt about yourself and your life when you
started with the choir
Awful Not very good Neither good,
nor bad Pretty good Fabulous
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
92. Please rate how you feel about yourself now
Awful Not very good Neither good,
nor bad Pretty good Fabulous
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Thank you for completing the survey. If you would like to go into the draw for a prize
provided by Creativity Australia please provide your contact details below. If you do provide your
details, they will be detached from your anonymous survey response and used only for the prize
draw.
93. Please provide your full name, phone number and email address in the field below, if you do
wish to enter the prize draw (this is optional).
First Name
Family Name
Phone Number
Email Address
